But no, time to start my first vac form kit. Remember, I am barking...
I have decals for it on the Wings of Silver sheet, so it will be post Great War, and in a smart silver, grey and blue livery.
A very simple kit, which was why I chose it. The wings are one sided, so the fuselage is the only bit that needs a lot of fitting together. Plus most of the bits will come from the spares box. I'm using a Bentley engine and prop from the Roden Camel kit, the wheels from the Pegasus Albatros, bending some brass rod for the undercarriage assembly and making struts from plastic rod.
Good instructions. Very impressive. So far I've spent about 4 hours on the sanding and fitting, and I'm pretty much ready to start some assembly.
Here are the bits, except the horizontal stabilisers, which I forgot to pose in the picture.
The main structure is from the vacform kit, and the seat and instrument panel will be used too.
The engine will be a Bentley engine from the Roden Camel. Technically not the correct Bentley engine, but it does have the right number of cylinders.
The Roden kit will also provide the prop, while wheels will come from the Pegasus Albatros.
The Snipe is a very compact aircraft!
